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After years of languishing, Facebook has announced that an official 'Dislike Button' is finally on the way. CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed during a Q&A session Tuesday, that his company is preparing to launch a Dislike button aimed at expressing empathy — since “Not every moment is a good moment,” according to Zuckerberg.

“I think people have asked about the dislike button for many years. Today is a special day because today is the day I can say we’re working on it and shipping it,” Zuckerberg said.

“If you share something that's sad like a refugee crisis that touches you or a family member passes away, it may not be comfortable to like that post…I do think it's important to give people more options than liking it. We need to figure out the right way to do it so [the button] ends up being a force for good, not a force for bad.”

Although Mr. Zuckerberg did not announce a public launch date — this special day can be commemorated with a set of "I Like" shot glasses that enable offline users to throw back multiple shots of Fireball then quickly tip the glass over to celebrate the Dislike button becoming part of the Facebook family (very soon).

The company did reveal it will be testing out their new Dislike button with a small number of users 'soon'.

Until then...Bottoms up (thumbs down) ya'll!

Note: Deep feelings of empathy are delivered free with each consecutive shot.

[I Like Shots] — Using Dislike Button while intoxicated is strongly discouraged.

It's time for the outdated, obsolete pencil to move over and make room for the newly designed Apple Pencil — a completely familiar but wildly different writing tool for just $99 dollars.

The Pencil by Apple — was unveiled by CEO Tim Cook during a press event Wednesday at San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. The crowd in attendance was made up of mostly overfed bloggers and pasty-faced journalists who were ready to cheer for anything Apple presented, no matter if it was an overpriced Pencil, iSkillet or a simple bottle of revolutionary iWaterused to help them swallow the hype.

"You may never have seen Apple Pencil before, but you already know how to use it. From the first moment, it does what you expect." the company wrote on their website.

If I spend over $100 dollars after tax — I would expect my iPencil to draw me up an entire gourmet dinner— although most who attended the event were just hoping to stay awake long enough to sample Apple's Pencil for a few sweaty minutes worth of scribbling, sketching, annotating, and editing on an oversized iPad after the show.

A full charge on the Apple Pencil will get you 12 hours of creative freedom that is unmatched in the world of traditional pencils. Just don't call this cool thingy a stylus — because it's a pencil bro.

Innovative street artist Elam Nikserof understands the real power of the revolutionary Apple Pencil that "feels like a true writing instrument" without requiring all the wood, sharpening or even an eraser.

"After experiencing the over-the-top design and marketing that Apple did for this product, I'm convinced my creative abilities are going to grow beyond what I can even imagine right now," said Nikserof. "I can best define my work today as sloppy stencil stuff that's not well thought out at all, but Apple's pencil will change all that by delivering an extraordinary new level of precision — without any delivery charges.

The overtly sexy iPencil video, narrated by Apple's Chief design Officer Jony Ive, does a stellar job of creating authentic demand for owning Apple's Pencil even if you're unable to actually afford the $799 price tag of an iPad Pro device which was uniquely designed to use with their new Pencil.

"I just want to hold that slender tool in my hand for 12 hours straight and stroke it ever so gently," said Elam Nikserof about the Apple Pencil. "It's captivating to see a thing of such beauty — I can't wait to charge it up for the first time and then put in a perfectly lit display case until I can afford to buy an iPad Pro."

Apple's iPad Pro is expected to ship in November. But if I know Apple, they'll most likely launch the Pencil at the same time to ensure that the future of writing, scribbling and sketching goes forward for future generations to come. We'll soon see how right I am.

And much like that mail order bride you had shipped in from the Ukraine — the Apple Pencil is eerily designed to act the same way, "You hold it, but it doesn’t hold you back."

After several days of awkward silence surrounding data security concerns, social-sharing service Snapchat has responded to allegations of hacking Thursday on the company's blog — promising an update to make its mobile application more secure by allowing users to opt out of providing phone numbers as a way for others to easily locate user names through the app.

The response entitled "Find Friends Abuse", came after hackers identifying themselves as SnapchatDB leaked some 4.6 million Snapchat usernames and phone numbers online on New Years Eve — a breach made possible by vulnerabilities in the service's security.

“We will be releasing an updated version of the Snapchat application that will allow Snapchatters to opt out of appearing in Find Friends after they have verified their phone number,” the company said in a blog post. “We’re also improving rate limiting and other restrictions to address future attempts to abuse our service.”

The company took aim at the anonymous group of hackers by referring to these self-appointed watchmen as “attackers” in their statement.

“We acknowledged in a blog post last Friday that it was possible for an attacker to use the functionality of Find Friends to upload a large number of random phone numbers and match them with Snapchat usernames. On New Years Eve, an attacker released a database of partially redacted phone numbers and usernames.” the company said.

Snapchat also announced a way for security firms to report any future vulnerability concerns by emailing security@snapchat.com directly so the company can respond more quickly while making it clear in their statement that “no other information, including Snaps, was leaked or accessed.”

“Ensure that your security settings are up to scratch on your social media profiles,” Gibson Security told the AP. “Be careful about what data you give away to sites when you sign up — if you don't think a service requires your phone number, don't give it to them.”

To find out if your username was included in the shared list you can use this website created by developer Robbie Trencheny to confirm if your information has been compromised. The site also offers advice on what to do next if you find your data has been compromised.

Snapchap app users are waking up to some sobering news Wednesday that information for some 4.6 million accounts have been leaked online through a website SnapchatDB.info.

Hackers identifying themselves as SnapchatDB took responsibility for the posting of the app's user data — a breach made possible by flaws in the service's security. The rogue hacker website contains a downloadable database with each user’s censored phone, username and region, blurring the last two digits of the listed phone numbers.

To find out if your username was included in the shared list you can use this website created by developer Robbie Trencheny to confirm if your information has been compromised.

Back on December 27 Snapchat released a statement on the company's blog downplaying the exploit which was brought to their attention by Australia-based Gibson Security — ensuring users that it had implemented some obstacles to make accessing contact numbers "more difficult to do." Snapchat ended the post with "Happy Snapping" — a wish that's not so comforting now on New Years Day.

SnapchatDB hackers shared their motivation for the breach with The Verge, indicating that they gave Snapchat "a specific timeframe in which to fix a security flaw in their product before releasing details to the public" according to the post which confirmed the compromise of user data was not a hoax.

"Our motivation behind the release was to raise the public awareness around the issue, and also put public pressure on Snapchat to get this exploit fixed," SnapchatDB told The Verge. "Security matters as much as user experience does."

For those unaware of the social-sharing Snapchatapp which gained tremendous momentum in 2013 — the app allows users to share "fleeting messages" through photos and short videos that disappear from the screen within 24 hours. Adding phone numbers is optional, aimed at making it easier for others to find you as a Snapchat user.

"We know nothing about SnapchatDB, but it was a matter of time til something like that happened," Gibson Security wrote Wednesday on its Twitter account. "Also the exploit works still with minor fixes."

SnapchatDB told The Verge that "it isn't related to Gibson Security, implying they've only used Gibson's published methods to scrape user data and build a database."

Snapchat has not yet made an official comment on the leak even though hackers have implied they would release the data under "certain circumstances".

"Feel free to contact us to ask for the uncensored database. Under certain circumstances, we may agree to release it." wrote SnapchatDB on their website.

Londoner Benjamin Lee has some real problems with his Twitter feed — and that's the good new. Lee created a fresh social media art form by compiling tweets containing the daily woes of the troubled middle class.

On his Twitter feed "Middle Class Problems" — Ben re-tweets all sorts of "problems" people whine about in 140 characters or less. Like @jtrulez who complains about one restaurant using "too much orange zest" in his brunch mimosa.

The brilliance here is Ben's treatment of these tweets which he pairs with perfectly melodramatic photos of miserable humans which instantly transforms the tweets into even more absurd works of modern social media art.

If San Francisco indie developer Elam Nikserof has his way with Apple — a wicked new multi-player game called “NK Nukes” will be worming its way into the App Store within the next few weeks.

His free novelty app let's players target major cities across the United States from North Korea — giving users the option of choosing a Kim Jong-iI or little Kim Jong-Un likeness to ride atop an array of nuclear bombs as they soar through the air in an attempt to obliterate America.

Nikersoff used the wildly popular iShoot tank game as his inspiration, but included the ability to target actual U.S. cities on a map, with recognizable landmarks that can be instantly blown into rubble with missiles that vary in range from 4,000-miles and well beyond. The skill comes in with both aim and triggering launches at the right moment.

Mapping out locations before pushing the big red button along with extreme, life-like explosions is a big part of this game's charm according to its supreme creator — along with Kim Jong-Un randomly appearing on screen screaming out threats of a “merciless blitz” when achieving certain milestones.

While it's unlikely that this timely and tasteless app of mass destruction will ever get approval by Apple — Nikserof is not giving up on making a grand effort to ultimately reach the App Store.

“If Apple doesn't get the joke and won't concede to launching this harmless app, it will be ready for Android users to snatch up. It could break out today or tomorrow,” said Elam Nikserof.

“This let's blow up America game is all about dropping bombs, not dropping beats. I'm sure Google will jump on my masterpiece without a doubt. I've taken all necessary precautions to succeed.”

Although mister Nikserof declined to share any “extremely dangerous” screen shots from the game, he ensured iPhone Savior that his artwork would not fail to impress gamers — offering up a tip that a Dennis Rodman looking character might just pop his big head out when a certain city gets destroyed.

The athlete was the first American to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in Pyongyang at the end of Februay. Rodman go boom? I'm liking the sound of this one already.

What began as little more than a concept design from ADR Studio will soon become a reality with the Polaroid Socialmatic branded camera expected to launch in the first quarter of 2014.

The Socialmatic team announced that they've signed a deal with the
company that grants rights to produce and market cameras under the
Polaroid brand name. The agreement also includes the production of camera
bags, lenses, filters in addition to other accessories.

This Instagram inspired camera is a very clever mix of vintage meets
digital point-and-shoot — aimed at instantly printing real photos and the
added ability of applying artsy filters to the images on the fly.

While actual specifications have not yet been announced—Socialmatic
has hinted that they intend to launch a social network around their
digital captures. I would assume that users will be able to choose which
images will become insta-prints while all the captures can be stored on the device and instantly uploaded.

Seeing the way that smartphones have quickly become the modern point-and-shoot camera for all of us, it will be interesting to see if the Polaroid Socialmatic can attract a market of buyers willing to drop the extra cash on a novelty camera.

With that said — if this ultra-modern camera actually launches with 16GB of storage, optical zoom, 4:3 touchscreen, WiFi and Bluetooth capable with an LED flash, it just could become the next big thing over night — giving Instagram some serious hand-held competition.

There is no denying that the Socialmatic team has managed to create a design concept here that's caught the attention of Polaroid. To that grand achievement I say Bravo! (Bravissimo!)

If you're not currently binge watching the original Netflix series “House of Cards”, you might be in the minority—since millions of subscribers have already driven the show to become the company's most viewed content to date according to Chief Executive Reed Hastings.

Even though Hastings did not offer up any specific viewership hours for
“House of Cards,” which debuted on February 1, just ahead of Super Bowl weekend, he posted on Facebook that the series is “The #1 most popular TV show in the world, according to IMDb.”

“House of Cards has been a great success for us as we had hoped”, Hastings said at a Morgan Stanley investors’ conference in San Francisco.

In just a matter of weeks this wicked political thriller which stars Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey and the lovely Robin Wright, has taken over as the most-watched program on Netflix—both in terms of total hours streamed and total viewers.

The series is not only generating huge media buzz, it's also drawing attention from viewers in 40 other countries where Netflix streaming is available.

“We’re not doing ratings, [but] we’re thrilled with the numbers,” said
Netflix Content Chief Ted Sarandos. “It’s the most watched thing on
Netflix in every country we operate in.”

The gateway to the highly addictive House of Cards opened through the purchase of my Apple TV which offers a free Netflix 30 day trial. No sooner than I signed in I started devouring the entire 4 seasons of “Sons of Anarchy” and then quickly began to engourge myself on House of Cards.

The first two episodes which were brilliantly directed by David Fincher, had me instantly hooked with every intention of completing the 13 part series within seven days—consuming two 1 hour shows per sitting.

Although most viewers may not have noticed the influence of Fincher beyond the first two episodes—I was keenly aware that something was different as this taught political drama seemed to lighten a bit in intensity for the remainder of the series. That's not to say that the story line suffered or series as a result of Fincher's absence, it only felt a tad less urgent.

According to recent rumors it's still uncertain if David Fincher will be signing up to work on House of Cards Season 2 due to conflicts with other projects. Filming is expected to begin sometime in March.

House of Cards is currently available on Netflix which you can stream instantly through a number of devices including your iPhone and iPad. I suggest you do so immediately and invest a minor $8 dollars to start ingesting this series sooner than later. You will not be disappointed.

Reed Hastings is convinced that the “real value” from House of Cards will come in the second season—a proving ground of sorts that will determine if this juggernaut can be built into a franchise with real staying power.

“In the beginning, it’s really about establishing a foundation for that,” Hastings said.

I have little doubt that House of Cards will fail to exceed expectations when Season 2 launches. At least that's what I'm hoping as I wallow in the tragic downside of binge watching the entire series in one week.

My feelings can best be expressed through the immortal words of mister Tom Petty, “The waiting is the hardest part.”

This afternoon Twitter confirmed that some of their user data fell victim to an attack by hackers — although they were able to quickly shut down a breach, the company admitted that “limited user information” may have been accessed.

“This week, we detected unusual access patterns that led to us identifying unauthorized access attempts to Twitter user data. We discovered one live attack and were able to shut it down in process moments later.” Twitter's Director of Information Security wrote on their blog.

Further investigation into the system breach revealed the kind of awful news nobody ever wants to hear — “attackers may have had access to limited user information including usernames, email addresses, session tokens and encrypted/salted versions of passwords — for approximately 250,000 users.”

The iconic social network went on to inform its users whose data may have been compromised that emails would be sent out to prompt a resetting of account passwords.

“If your account was one of them, you will have recently received (or will shortly) an email from us at the address associated with your Twitter account notifying you that you will need to create a new password. Your old password will not work when you try to log in to Twitter.”

The post went on to urge everyone to follow “good password hygiene, on Twitter and elsewhere on the Internet”, an admonishment that sounded like a public service announcement advising caution against STDs.

Safety measures included disabling of Java in all browsers unless it's absolutely necessary due to vulnerabilities in multiple versions of Java 7—an advisory that Twitter echoed from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after Chinese hackers breached both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal in the past two weeks.

“This attack was not the work of amateurs, and we do not believe it was an isolated incident,” the company wrote. “The attackers were extremely sophisticated, and we believe other companies and organizations have also been recently similarly attacked. For that reason we felt that it was important to publicize this attack while we still gather information.”

Slate has posted detailed instructions on how to disable the Java plugin in your browser.